Preachin Blues Chords - Sidney Bechet

Intro

C C C C F F C C G F C C C C C C F F C C G F C C C C C C F F C C G F C C

Verse 1

C C Now in the good book on page twenty-one C C Says ev'ry married woman gonna have a little fun F F 'N' if you turn over further, boys, on page twenty-two C C Says my wife is John's wife 'n' Henry's gal too G F And in the good book on page twenty-three C C Says she'll two-time you jus' like she double-crossed me

Verse 2

C C And in the good book on page twenty-four C C Says if yo' wife do the boogie firs' time look out she gon' do that some mo' F F 'N lemme tell ya sumpn' about that twenty-fifth page C C It say that back bitin' women is all the rage G F And in the good book on page twenty-six C C Says you keep your wife home, boy, if you gotta mess 'n' treat her wid a brick

Verse 3

C C Now page twenty-seven, it read like this C C Say if your wife get hungry give 'er a mouthful of fist F F Now in the good book on page twenty-eight C C Say when you go out to work a bunch of pinch backs comin' in to yo' back gate G F And the closin' of my sermon is on page twenty-nine C C Says a woman get tired of one man all the time

Outro